Features

Why tech businesses fail

Alexandra Cain   What's the real reason the big players still dominate?

Big breaks for beauty business on Instagram

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran   Relying on visuals to sell your business? Look no further than Instagram.

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Chucking in a six-figure salary to be your own boss

Kate Jones   "People think you're crazy for giving up the safety of a $150K job."

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Tax reform could help small biz

Louis White   Some of the biggest barriers to the growth of small business in Australia are high taxes and too many compliance measures.

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From coal face to shop floor

Sylvia Pennington   As the resources sector loses steam, FIFO workers are turning to small business.

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Life away from Silicon Valley

Rani Molla and Shira Ovide   The Bay Area is the king of startups but now there's also Silicon Beach, Silicon Slopes and Silicon Mountain.

Small Talk

Shoe store to close after 135 years

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran   The last handmade dance shoe shop in Australia is closing its doors.

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Art sales go online

Nina Hendy   Art fairs are shutting down and galleries closing but online art sales are skyrocketing in Australia.

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Customise your life

Cara Waters   Technology is enabling businesses to offer consumers customised products on a mass scale.

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The big price freeze

Caroline James   Is your business's price list stuck in a time warp?

Conversation

Workplace bullying not to be undermined

James Adonis   To victims of undermining at work, it's undeniably a pretty big deal.

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When contractors are really employees

Max Newnham   There has been much in the media over the past 12 months about how big businesses are not paying their workers correctly.

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Is your home office safe?

Tony Featherstone   As more companies encourage workplace flexibility, their safety policies may not be keeping up.

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Kings Cross: don't believe the hype

Alexandra Cain   Despite the scare campaign, 71 businesses have opened there since 2014.

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